Rising Tide Australia

As cattle graziers in the Upper Hunter are knocked back from traveling stock routes in the face of ongoing water shortages, climate action group Rising Tide Newcastle have blamed the drought on Hunter coal.

The Hunter Community Environment Centre recently met with the Commercial Fishermen's Cooperative to discuss with them the impact of climate change on the fishing industry.

Australia has a rich and proud history of environmental activism and public campaigns. Our roots are in the famous Franklin River campaign of the late 70s and early 80s, and the germinal Terania Creek blockade of 1979, which was one of the pioneering forest blockades worldwide. In the postcard issues like nukes and forests we have fought many hard battles and claimed some amazing victories. Yet we seem to be still obsessing over these romantic campaigns in the face of a far more important, though less illustrious issue: climate change.

Who Is Responsible For Climate Change?

26^th June, 2005